EDGAR CHARLES BENNETT, 76, of Kailua, died July 3, 2008. Born in Pennsylvania. U.S. Air Force Vietnam War veteran; retired from Hawaii Insurance Audit Services. Survived by wife, Win; two daughters; one son; one granddaughter; one sister. Celebration of life 4 p.m. Sept. 8 at St. Christopher's Church, Kailua; reception to follow at Kane'ohe Yacht Club. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Christopher's Church. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

LEO "DUKE" ALEXANDER CARROLL II, 58, of Pukalani, Maui, died July 20, 2008. Born in Burbank, Calif. A plumber for Sunshine Plumbing. Survived by wife, Debbie; son, Andrew; daughter, Demery Mezin; sisters, Laura, Nancy Stanley, Sue Tubbs, Sherryle La Bass and Christi Kirsch; stepmother, Mary; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary, service over the urn 7 p.m. No flowers.

YOLANDA RENEE CHAFIN, 35, of Groton, Conn., formerly of Honolulu, died July 2, 2008. Born in Seoul, Korea. Survived by husband, John; sons, Brannon and Stevie; daughter, Jessica; father, Carl Elbon; brothers, Lorenzo, Anthony and Timothy Yorong; sisters, Darleen Rhode and Kathleen Yorong. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Chapel of Sammons Funeral Home, Soperton, Ga.; service 2 p.m; burial at Thigpen Cemetery, Rockledge, Ga. Memorial tributes may be expressed online at www.sammonsfuneralhome.com.

SERGEI CHECHIN, 52, of Honolulu, died July 14, 2008. Born in St. Petersburg, Russia. An oceanographer; a world renowned submarine specialist. Survived by wife, Svetlna; son, Pavel; mother, Alla Frez; father, Vladmir. Private service. For further information, call 386-9102. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

FRIEDA M. DUFFEY, 71, of Mililani, died July 13, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A Kipapa Elementary School custodian. Survived by husband, William James; sons, Michael and Frederick Joseph Hunter; daughters, Darlene De Asis and Gina Zwierzchowski; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers, Rogelio and Rudolfo De Asis; sisters, Diana Jorgensen, Fricillia Elek, Angelita Walsh, Bernadette Dalton and Fredericka De Asis. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.

STEPHEN DAVID GERONA SR., 87, of 'Aiea, died July 19, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Jeffery; daughters, Angela Ho, Stephanie Mariano and Charlotte Perryman; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 12:30 p.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

DORIS GOMES, 90, of 'Aiea, died July 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, John III and Glenn; daughter, Ereinah Northcott; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Gilbert and Leroy Rodrigues; sister, Harriet McGee. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

RALPH "SPEEDY" G. GONZALEZ, 90, of Honolulu, died July 20, 2008. Born in Pennylvania. Retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel with more than 20 years of service. Survived by son, Deane; sister, Bunny Palmer; nieces, Michelle Allison and Mimi Tyler. Committal service 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

ADELE CHUNG HO, 89, of Honolulu, died July 12, 2008. Born in Montgomery, Pa. Wife of the late Dr. Albert Ho. Survived by sons, Lawrence and Carl; daughters, Barbara Tom and Judith Fowler; sisters, Madeline Lee and Alice Chang; 10 grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

EVELYN HATSUMI KATO IBARA, 96, of Kahului, Maui, died July 11, 2008. Born in Nahiku, Maui. A homemaker Survived by daughter, Ann Umemoto; brothers, Joseph and Martin Kato; sisters, Martha, Eleanor Kinoshita and Janice Kupelian; one grandson; two great-grandsons. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

CHIYOKO MATSUSAKA, 94, of 'Aiea, died June 28, 2008. Born in Pearl City. Survived by son, Cornwal; daughter, Helen Yamada; 10 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Masao, Michio "Harold" and Itsuji Kazunaga; nieces; nephews. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

ROSE FRANCES NAONE LEINANI LEE MEADOWS also known as NANI LEE MEADOWS, 76, of Ka'u, Hawai'i; died April 12, 2008. Born in Hawai'i. Hawaiian entertainer, singer and Hawaiian-Polynesian dancer who performed at prestigious showrooms, special events, and on television shows in Hawai'i, New York and globally during the '50s and '60s; widow of Kui Lee, the late legendary Hawaiian singer and songwriter, and Barney Meadows. Survived by daughters, Wailana, Mahealani and Maile Lee; son, Kimo Lee; sister, Elizabeth Libby Naone Bailey; brother William "Billy" Naone; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Service 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Door of Faith Church, Kane'ohe; private scattering of ashes.

CLIFFORD DAVID MOTTA, 77, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of O'ahu, died June 15, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the U.S. Army. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; sons, David "Kalei", Kalani and Malu; daughters, Deborah Rutkowski and Michelle Padgett; brother, Dolthin; sisters, Piolani and Lena; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nu'uanu Avenue; service 10:30 a.m.; military honors 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MERVENA "MEV" OLSEN, 87, of Honolulu, died June 26, 2008. Born in Hammersmith, London, England. Served in the British Royal Air Force during World War II; volunteer for more than 25 years at Star of the Sea, St. Francis, Sony Open and Hawaiian Humane Society; owner of Olsen Art & Frame. Survived by son, Mark; granddaughter, Anela Ann; brother, Paul Warr-King; best friend, Betty LaCount. Service at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia; Honolulu service pending. No flowers. Donations to Hawaiian Humane Society or Mother Rice Thrift Shop & School. Arrangements by Pumphrey Funeral Home.

ANASTACIO CADIZ RANCHES, 91, of Honolulu, died July 13, 2008. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired construction laborer. Survived by wife, Epifania; children, Rudy, Larry, Nestor, Lydia, Bella Ranches and Myrna Nielsen; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m., Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church; Mass 11:15 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

SHIZUKA SATO, 92, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 7, 2008. Born in Hilo. A member of the Puna Hongwanji Mission and Higashi Machi Kumiai. Survived by sons, Charles, and Ralph; daughters, Betty Hashimoto, Mae Nakamura, Janet Lee and Miriam Alcosiba; sister, Jane Dodd; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

BRONISLAWA SIERADZKI, 83, of 'Aiea, died July 18, 2008. Born in Kiev, Ukraine. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Tadeusz; sons, Richard and Henry; grandchild, Mimi Page. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

LYNNE M. SMITH, 86, of Kailua, died July 18, 2008. Born in Des Moines, Iowa. An artist and painter of hula kahiko dancers. Survived by daughters, Dudley Smith Preis and Dana Smith Gentilly; granddaughter, Alexis Nelsen. Celebration of life 3 p.m. Sunday at Unity Church, 160 Mo'okua St., Kailua. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations to Unity Church. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

JOSEPH "BLAH" "MR. T" MARCIANO TINAO, 77, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died July 17, 2008. Born in Halawa Valley, Moloka'i. A retired carpenter/foreman for Mars, Hawaiian Dredging, Goodfellow Brothers and Fletcher Construction Companies; a Korean War veteran/65th Infantry Regiment. Survived by wife, Dora; sons, Gary, Patrick, Edward and Robert; daughter, Jolene Wike; hanai daughters, Kalei Mitchell-Tinao and Bonnie Benzon; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews. Visitation 8 a.m. Aug. 2 at St. Michael's Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. No flowers. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona.

FRANCESCA MARIA TORTORA, 48, of Mililani, died July 15, 2008. Born in Brooklyn, NY. A claims examiner. Survived by son, Joshua Ikaika Kupihea; mother, Marion; sister, Virginia; niece, Nicole. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.